Embracing Birth

Embracing Birth

Joyce Hoek-Pula: Massage, Zwangerschapsbegeleiding, Doula, Trainingen in Amsterdam e.o.

Incorporating shiatsu into my pregnancy massage practice

  • aromatherapie
  • aromatherapy
  • bevalling
  • birth companion
  • childbirth
  • doula
  • doula amsterdam
  • essential oils
  • essentiële oliën
  • pregnancy
  • pregnancy massage
  • zwangerschapsmassage

Recently I went on a wonderful trip to Glasgow, to do a specialty traininIMG_1565g in Shiatsu for Pregnancy for Massage Therapists by the inspiring Lucy Trend. The course is designed by experienced shiatsu practitioner Suzanne Yates (check it out at www.wellmother.org/pregnancy-massage-courses).

Dogs enjoy shiatsu as well :-)
Dogs enjoy shiatsu as well 🙂

In the upcoming 4 months I’ll be incorporating the techniques into my normal massage practice; have found 4 pregnant mothers who are willing to be my ‘case studies’. Am feeling excited to try out a new routine!

Glasgow University
Glasgow University

Apart from enjoying the training, I loved Glasgow as well!!

Recently I received a beautiful feedback (and a 90% score) for my practical assignment: “Right from the start you established a trusting and gentle relationship with your client, introducing yourself and your background thoroughly which paved the way for good communication throughout the session. Your touch looks very sensitive, and your use of mother hand was exceptional, particularly I noticed this when you were massaging the back of her leg. You have some beautiful foundation skills, you chose from them appropriately to IMG_1599give just what was needed in this situation. You also chose new techniques that you learned from the course, the psoas stretch was particularly appropriate, and your hip rotations too. You seemed to f
ollow your intuition as you worked smoothly around the body, and you wove the new in with the old to make a nice flowing session from start to finish. Your energy work was very sensitive. Overall an excellent session of a very high standard, well done.”

aromatherapie aromatherapy birth essential oils essentiële oliën massage pregnancy shiatsu well mother zwangerschap zwangerschapsmassage
13 juni 2017 embracing birth

Post navigation

To ingest or not to ingest? → ← Being a doula: the ultimate yoga practice

Related Posts

New flyer of my doula / pregnancy support services in Amsterdam and surroundings

I made a new flyer for the services that I offer (in English and in Dutch! I better catch up with making an English version of my website…). You can find the description […]

To ingest or not to ingest?

Over het innemen van essentiële oliën en meer Onlangs kwam ik online in een discussie terecht over het -onverdund- innemen van essentiële oliën. Dit prompte me om deze blogpost te maken. […]

Being a doula: the ultimate yoga practice

In the middle of a labour that was taking its own time, my client asked me ‘what is it that you enjoy about being a doula. Why do you do […]

Bang om te baren

Angst voor de bevalling, het komt veel voor. Het is ook nogal wat, baren. Een kindje dat door jou heen komt. De intensiteit van de weëen. De weëen die continue […]

Recent Posts

BiA Doula Training

Blij en trots om het nieuwe logo van BiA Doula Training wereldkundig te maken! Sinds 2015 geef ik les bij BiA Doula Training (toen nog JJ Doula Training). Het is […]

More Info

New flyer of my doula / pregnancy support services in Amsterdam and surroundings

I made a new flyer for the services that I offer (in English and in Dutch! I better catch up with making an English version of my website…). You can find the description […]

More Info

To ingest or not to ingest?

Over het innemen van essentiële oliën en meer Onlangs kwam ik online in een discussie terecht over het -onverdund- innemen van essentiële oliën. Dit prompte me om deze blogpost te maken. […]

More Info

Being a doula: the ultimate yoga practice

In the middle of a labour that was taking its own time, my client asked me ‘what is it that you enjoy about being a doula. Why do you do […]

More Info

Contact

  • Blog
  • Contact
  • Over mij
  • Ervaringen – vrouwen aan het woord

Tags

amsterdam amsterdam doula angst aromatherapie aromatherapy babysterfte baringspijn... en nu?! bevallen bevalling bevalplan birth birth companion birth preferences childbirth continue zorg doula essential oils essentiële oliën geboortebeweging labor labour labour pain... now what?! massage meditatie meditation mindfulness pregnancy shiatsu welkom well mother yoga zwangerschap zwangerschapsmassage

Kalender

  • Blog
  • Kalender
  • Ervaringen – vrouwen aan het woord

Miscellaneous

  • Blog
  • Links
  • Ervaringen – vrouwen aan het woord

Tarieven

  • Blog
  • Doulapakketten
  • Tarieven aanvullende diensten
  • Ervaringen – vrouwen aan het woord

Meta

  • Inloggen
  • Berichten feed
  • Reacties feed
  • WordPress.org
Powered by WordPress | theme Layout Builder